1) Alleviate 2) Assist 3) Be of use 4) Ease 5) French word used in English 6) Help 7) Increase the likelihood of 8) Make easier 9) To help bring about 10) To help or make easier 11) To make easy or easier 12) To preside over Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/facilitate
• (v. t.) To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/facilitate/